1992



Instability should augur well for the price of gold

Noted in a parking garage, appropriately mounted on a gold-colored car, was this personalized license plate: DIG4 AU. In these times of a depressed gold price battling to hold US$350 per oz., it is re…


Juniors examine potential of Chilean deposits

The potential to discover large-tonnage, heap-leach gold and porphyry copper deposits that are minable by open pit in Chile is prompting a small contingent of junior companies to examine the South Ame…


Northern Saskatchewan prime exploration area

The downward trend in exploration spending in Saskatchewan, apparent since 1988, appears to have flattened and 1992 expenditures are expected to match those for 1991, Saskatchewan Energy and Mines rep…


Pacific amends terms of purchase

Pacific Cassiar (TSE) says it has received approval to amend its normal course issuer bid to purchase on the open market through the facilities of the Toronto Stock Exchange up to 10% of the public fl…


Vancouver Stock Exchange (March 30, 1992)

Both the composite and resource indices of the VSE gained ground during the period ended March 25. The composite index added 8.73 points to finish at 653.72, while the resource index gained just over …


Manitoba to proclaim new mining legislation

In an effort to streamline its mining legislation and create an attractive investment climate in the province, the government of Manitoba is expected to proclaim a new Mines and Minerals Act in 1992. …


Market booms triggered by intensity of exploration

Mining’s current slump once again testifies to the traditional cyclical nature of this feast or famine business, depending of course on the price of metals. But stock markets are something else. Here,…


Juniors find innovative ways to fund development

What exploration needs most in Canada is a good discovery, says Fenton Scott, President of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada. At a time when juniors are having trouble raising even …


Montreal Exchange (March 30, 1992)

The mining and minerals index took a 22.7-point loss, and the market portfolio was off by 5.6 points, during the week ended March 24. Daily trading volumes were healthy, ranging between 5.2 million an…


Juniors investigate Guyana’s potential

Canadian exploration companies are showing renewed interest in Guyana after the local government’s recent decision to sell nationalized industries back to the private sector in a bid to stimulate econ…


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